During ALA Midwinter earlier this month, the ACRL Board of Directors officially approved the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, which the organization released last year. The Board noted that it has received substantial feedback on the new framework, which many librarians have applied to their day-to-day work, conferences and meetings, and social-media activities….
Category: Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Assessment in Action Comprehensive Bibliography Now Available
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) As the higher education association for librarians, ACRL supports academic and research librarians as change leaders in their campus communities through programs like Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success (AiA). The more than 200 participating AiA teams are contributing to innovation in higher education assessment by creating approaches, strategies, and…
ACRL Releases 2015 Annual Report
The Association of College & Research Libraries has released its annual report for 2015. (The report appears in the December issue of College & Research Libraries News.) This year marks the organization’s 75th anniversary. In recognition of this milestone, ACRL held a fundraising campaign, “Kick Start the Future”, which raised $56,000 to provide an additional…
Call for Participation: ACRL 2017 (Baltimore, Maryland – March 22-25, 2017)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) ACRL invites you to share your research and creative endeavors with your colleagues at ACRL 2017. The harbor city of Baltimore evokes the spirit of exploration and discovery as we navigate to new ports through waters deep with history and practice. Librarians are building, responding, acclimating, and adapting to the…
IFLA Information Literacy Section Preconference to be Held August 11-12
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Call for Papers-Information and Artifactual Literacies: Engaging Minds in Libraries and Museums IFLA Information Literacy Section Satellite Preconference DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus Chicago, Illinois, USA August 11-12th, 2016 Co-sponsored by Association of College & Research Libraries and DePaul University Library You are invited to submit a proposal for this…
Volunteer for an ACRL Committee
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Are you looking for ways to expand your professional network and contribute to ACRL? Committee volunteers help shape ACRL by advancing its strategic plan and influencing the direction of academic and research librarianship. Serving on a committee is one of the best ways to become involved and make an impact…
ACRL Immersion Program Deadline is December 4
Are you an instruction librarian who is looking to expand or improve the information-literacy services your library provides? Consider applying for the ACRL Information Literacy Immersion Program’s Teacher or Program tracks. Working with colleagues in a collaborative environment, participants will have the opportunity not just to learn the latest instructional theories and methods, but to…
Volunteer for Newly-Formed ACRL Libraries Transform Task Force by December 15
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) At its Fall Board Meeting on October 23, 2015, the ACRL Board of Directors approved the ACRL Libraries Transform Task Force to support the new ALA advocacy campaign. ACRL President Ann Campion Riley invites you to volunteer to serve on this newly created task force. Please see the following charge,…
“Digital Creation Centers in Academic Libraries” Online Discussion on December 2
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President, and Emily Thompson, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) ACRL/ULS, through its Online Discussion Group, is pleased to host the following online discussion: “Digital Creation Centers in Academic Libraries.” The discussion will be held on Wednesday, December 2, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm EST. Makerspaces for digital media and data visualization centers…
Deadline to Apply for ULS Professional-Development Award is December 4
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Do you know someone who has contributed to librarians’ growth and professional development? The University Libraries Section (ULS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries has a brand-new award designed to recognize such a person, the ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award. The winner will receive $1,000 cash and be…